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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure
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New PMF Law: Redefining Power in Iraq’s Security Structure

Saturday 26 July 2025
differences, which will increase tensions between different sects in Iraq. In addition, some, in line with the US obstructionism, acknowledge that the new law may raise concerns among some countries in the region, such as the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies, and also affect relations with Washington. ...
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
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Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War

Tuesday 5 August 2025 ،
difference in the military capabilities of the warring parties, this superiority failed to help the stronger parties, Washington and Tel Aviv, achieve the goals of the war. The official narrative of the US and Trump — which exaggerated on the results of the attacks on the three nuclear reactor ...
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Putin and US Envoy Witkoff Conclude Three-Hour Meeting at the Kremlin
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Putin and US Envoy Witkoff Conclude Three-Hour Meeting at the Kremlin

Wednesday 6 August 2025 ،
differences while finding potential avenues for dialogue. Observers note that the envoy’s persistent presence in Moscow reflects a strategic commitment by the US administration to keep diplomatic lines open and avoid escalation in their bilateral relationship.
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?
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What Are Geopolitical Impacts of US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia Corridor Deal?

Monday 11 August 2025 ،
differences over details. The Key West peace process in 2001 involving Armenia and Azerbaijan, the diplomatic normalization protocols between Armenia and Turkey in 2009, and the abortive Minsk agreement are the most prominent examples of potential peace agreements related to the Caucasus, none of wh ...
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans
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Larijani’s Iraq, Lebanon Tour: Security Diplomacy to Check US Plans

Saturday 16 August 2025 ،
differences with regard to the current realities in the region and the security threats that the Israeli regime poses to Lebanon's stability. Hezbollah disarming becoming an internal crisis could lead to sectarian conflicts or even civil war, which would play into the hands of Washington and Tel ...
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Heated Diplomatic Battle over UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon
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Heated Diplomatic Battle over UNIFIL Mission in Lebanon

Saturday 23 August 2025 ،
differences have caused the closed-door Security Council meetings to be tension-hit. According to the French draft resolution, UNIFIL will be extended for another year, but the text of the resolution refers to the gradual withdrawal of these forces by 2026. This clause is the main point of disagree ...
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
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Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation

Monday 25 August 2025 ،
differences remain the biggest barrier. Therefore, although the Kabul meeting demonstrates the willingness of the three parties to cooperate and pave the way for economic partnership, until security differences and mutual distrust are resolved, this engagement will remain largely limited to negotia ...
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
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Shadow of Collapse on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Wednesday 27 August 2025 ،
differences and is moving to a direct threat to security stability of the autonomous region. The inefficiency of the legal institutions and processes in settling the political management challenges has put on the federal structure of the Kurdistan region a shadow of division. Now, the danger of ret ...
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy
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Barrack’s Insult to Lebanese Journalists Echoes Washington’s Lebanon Policy

Friday 29 August 2025 ،
difference in approach explains, in part, why a significant segment of Lebanese society trusts cooperation with Iran and supports Hezbollah in opposing projects advanced by Washington and Tel Aviv. The US, journalists, and a black record Barrack's behavior in Beirut must be analyzed within the ...
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President: Iran Steadfast on Muslim Unity, Rejects Division
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President: Iran Steadfast on Muslim Unity, Rejects Division

Monday 8 September 2025 ،
differences in opinion or preference should never undermine solidarity among Muslims, highlighting that all Muslims are brothers and must work together to protect their rights and communities.

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.